Alert archive / Alaska / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 398, NWS Anchorage, AK
NWS Anchorage, AK issued this gale warning at May 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT. It was in force for 24 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT (00:00 UTC)
- Expired
- May 9, 2013, 4:00 PM AKDT
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Anchorage, AK
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
119 FZAK52 PAFC 082339 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-091500- 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH FRI AFTERNOON. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THU NIGHT AND DISSIPATE FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 12 FT. RAIN. .THU...E WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 12 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ155-091500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ160-091500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ165-091500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-091500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT VARIABLE 10 KT N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY S OF NUNIVAK ISLAND IN THE MORNING. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...GALE WARNING THROUGH THURSDAY... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...13 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 35 KT DIMINISHING TO 25 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 10 FT BERING SIDE...14 FT PACIFIC SIDE. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT BERING SIDE...11 FT PACIFIC SIDE. .FRI THROUGH SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-091500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. RAIN. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI THROUGH SAT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-091500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .THU NIGHT...N WIND 30 KT DIMINISHING TO 20 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .THU NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .MON...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ176-091500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THURSDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT BECOMING SE 20 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...SE WIND 20 KT BECOMING E 30 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 FT BUILDING TO 9 FT AFTER MIDNIGHT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI AND FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN AND MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-091500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU...VARIABLE WIND 15 KT. PATCHY FOG. .THU NIGHT...W WIND 20 KT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...W WIND 20 KT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...W WIND 15 KT. .SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. $$ PKZ179-091500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .THU AND THU NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ TP
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877 FZAK52 PAFC 091134 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
081 FZAK52 PAFC 091712 CCA CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 CORRECTED SYNOPSIS COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-100300- 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE BERING SEA THROUGH LATE FRI NIGHT. A 996 MB LOW 290 NM SOUTHEAST OF UNALASKA WILL DISSIPATE BY FRI MORNING. $$ PKZ150-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH TONIGHT... .TODAY...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-100300- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 14 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-100300- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ165-100300- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ180-100300- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. FREEZING SPRAY. .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 5 FT. $$ PKZ170-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...GALE WARNING TODAY... .TODAY...NE WIND 35 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ171-100300- UNALASKA BAY 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. RAIN. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. $$ PKZ172-100300- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY... .TODAY...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 30 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .FRI...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SUN...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ175-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ176-100300- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY... .TODAY...SE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT...SE WIND 25 KT. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT...E WIND 35 KT. SEAS 13 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. $$ PKZ185-100300- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. PATCHY FOG. .TONIGHT AND FRI...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-100300- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 AM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TODAY...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI NIGHT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$
680 FZAK52 PAFC 092323 CWFALU COASTAL WATERS FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE ALASKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS UP TO 100 NM OUT. WIND FORECASTS REFLECT THE PREDOMINANT SPEED AND DIRECTION EXPECTED. SEA FORECASTS REPRESENT AN AVERAGE OF THE HIGHEST ONE-THIRD OF THE COMBINED WIND WAVE AND SWELL HEIGHT. PKZ199-101500- 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .SYNOPSIS FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA+BRISTOL BAY+THE ALASKA PENINSULA WATERS AND THE ALEUTIAN ISLANDS... HIGH PRESSURE WILL REMAIN OVER THE CENTRAL BERING SEA THROUGH SUN. A WEATHER FRONT OVER THE ALASKA PENINSULA WILL DISSIPATE BY LATE TONIGHT. A 998 MB LOW 500 NM SOUTH OF SHEMYA LATE FRI NIGHT WILL MOVE TO 300 NM SOUTHWEST OF SHEMYA SAT AFTERNOON. $$ PKZ150-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA SITKINAK TO CASTLE CAPE 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT E OF CHIRIKOF ISLAND. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...W WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ155-101500- COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA CASTLE CAPE TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .FRI...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. GUSTS TO 30 KT OUT OF BAYS AND PASSES SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ160-101500- BRISTOL BAY WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO PORT HEIDEN 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT BECOMING N 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT BECOMING NW 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .SUN AND MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ165-101500- PORT HEIDEN TO CAPE SARICHEF 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NE WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH SUN...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .MON...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .TUE...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. $$ PKZ180-101500- SOUTHWEST ALASKA WATERS CAPE NEWENHAM TO DALL POINT 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. N OF NUNIVAK ISLAND...W WIND LESS THAN 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .FRI...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. SNOW. .FRI NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. SNOW. .SAT THROUGH MON...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. $$ PKZ170-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS CAPE SARICHEF TO NIKOLSKI 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 25 KT DIMINISHING TO 15 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 5 FT BERING SIDE. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT BERING SIDE. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT...NW WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...N WIND 20 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. $$ PKZ171-101500- UNALASKA BAY 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 5 FT. RAIN. .FRI...N WIND 10 KT INCREASING TO 15 KT IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 4 FT. RAIN IN THE MORNING. .FRI NIGHT...N WIND 15 KT BECOMING NW 10 KT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 3 FT. .TUE...NE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$ PKZ172-101500- EASTERN ALEUTIANS NIKOLSKI TO ADAK 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT... .TONIGHT...N WIND 25 KT EXCEPT 15 KT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. SEAS 10 FT EXCEPT 6 FT W OF SEGUAM ISLAND. .FRI...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .FRI NIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .SAT...NE WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .SAT NIGHT AND SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 7 FT. .MON...E WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .TUE...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. $$ PKZ175-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS ADAK TO KISKA 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. .FRI...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 6 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 11 FT. .MON...E WIND 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 9 FT. $$ PKZ176-101500- WESTERN ALEUTIANS KISKA TO ATTU 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT... .TONIGHT...E WIND 15 KT INCREASING TO 25 KT TOWARD MORNING PACIFIC SIDE. SEAS 5 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 8 FT. .FRI NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 10 FT. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...E WIND 30 KT. SEAS 14 FT. .SUN...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 12 FT. .MON AND TUE...E WIND 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT. $$ PKZ185-101500- ST MATTHEW ISLAND WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...SW WIND 20 KT EXCEPT 10 KT E OF ST MATTHEW ISLAND. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI...SW WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .FRI NIGHT...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. PATCHY FOG. .SAT AND SAT NIGHT...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 2 FT. .SUN AND MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 3 FT. .TUE...W WIND 15 KT. SEAS IN ICE FREE WATERS 4 FT. $$ PKZ179-101500- PRIBILOF ISLANDS NEAR-SHORE WATERS 400 PM AKDT THU MAY 9 2013 .TONIGHT...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .FRI NIGHT AND SAT...NW WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .SAT NIGHT THROUGH MON...N WIND 15 KT. SEAS 4 FT. .TUE...VARIABLE WIND 10 KT. SEAS 2 FT. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Anchorage, AK wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at May 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 8, 2:00 PM AKDT, 2 hours before
SOUTHCENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST ALASKA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ANCHORAGE AK 200 PM AKDT WED MAY 8 2013 .ANALYSIS AND UPPER LEVELS... THERE IS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE BERING SEA AND ANOTHER OVER THE GULF OF ALASKA. THERE IS A WEAK LOW ALONG THE WEST COAST OF ALASKA CENTERED JUST SOUTH OF NORTON SOUND. A SHORT-WAVE TROUGH OVER NORTHEAST ALASKA IS MOVING EAST IN THE POLAR JET AND WILL NOT BE A FACTOR IN THE FORECAST FOR SOUTHERN ALASKA. THERE IS A LOW IN THE NORTH PACIFIC CENTERED NEAR 50 DEGREES NORTH LATITUDE AND 160 DEGREES WEST LONGITUDE THAT IS PUSHING A FRONT INTO THE EASTERN ALEUTIANS AND ALASKA PENINSULA. .MODEL DISCUSSION... NUMERICAL GUIDANCE IS IN FAIRLY GOOD AGREEMENT TODAY. THE GFS AND NAM ARE A LITTLE SLOWER AND WEAKER WITH THE SYSTEM DUE IN FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY THAN THE THE OTHER MODELS (ECMWF...GEM...UKMET) WITH THE ECMWF THE MOST AGGRESSIVE OF THE BUNCH. THE AFTERNOON FORECASTS GENERALLY FOLLOW THE NAM/GFS...ALBEIT WITH SOME COMPROMISE TOWARD THE ECMWF FOR THE FRIDAY NIGHT/SATURDAY SYSTEM. .SHORT TERM FORECAST... FOR SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA...THE GULF RIDGE WILL BUILD NORTHWARD INTO SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TONIGHT AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. TONIGHT CONDITIONS WILL BE FAIRLY CLEAR AS THE RIDGE BUILDS. ON THURSDAY THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN HIGH CLOUDS AS THE RIDGE AXIS MOVES NORTH...BUT TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO WARM. ON FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY A SYSTEM WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA FROM THE SOUTHEAST. THIS SYSTEM WILL BE FAIRLY WEAK AS THE FLOW ALOFT WILL STILL BE SOMEWHAT ANTICYCLONIC. THIS WILL KEEP MOST OF THE PRECIPITATION ALONG THE COAST...BUT SOME SHOULD GET INLAND AS WELL. FOR SOUTHWEST ALASKA...SOME MOISTURE AND EVEN SLIGHT CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS THE SOUTHWEST IS NOT SO STRONGLY UNDER THE RIDGE AND THE WEAK LOW ALONG THE COAST IS KEEPING FLOW ALOFT SOUTHERLY. HEIGHTS WILL RISE ENOUGH TO BRING WARMER TEMPERATURES...MAINLY TO THE BRISTOL BAY AREA. ON SATURDAY THE WEST COAST LOW WILL BE REINVIGORATED BY A SHOT OF COLD AIR FROM THE POLAR JET AND WILL MOVE SOUTH INTO THE ALASKA PENINSULA BY AFTERNOON. THIS WILL COMBINE WITH THE SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM SOUTH CENTRAL ALASKA TO BRING BETTER CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION TO THE AREA. .AER/ALU...WATCH/WARNING SUMMARY PUBLIC...NONE. MARINE...GALE WARNING 150 170. FIRE WEATHER...NONE. LUDWIG MAY 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Anchorage, AK issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 4:00 PM AKDT | Small Craft Advisory | AFC | 36 hr |
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.